ܥܩܪܒܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *ʕaḳrab-; compare Arabic عَقْرَب (ʕaqrab) and Hebrew עַקְרָב ('akráv).

Pronunciation

Noun

ܥܲܩܪܒ݂ܵܐ • (ˁaqrḇāf (plural ܥܲܩܪ̈ܒ݂ܹܐ (ˁaqrḇē) or ܥܲܩܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܬ݂ܵܐ (ˁaqrḇāṯā))

  1. scorpion

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܲܩܪܒ݂ܵܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f
singular absolute ܥܲܩܪܲܒ݂ (ˁaqraḇ) 1st person ܥܲܩܪܒ݂ܝܼ (ˁaqrḇī) ܥܲܩܪܒ݂ܲܢ (ˁaqrḇan)
construct ܥܲܩܪܲܒ݂ (ˁaqraḇ) 2nd person ܥܲܩܪܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ˁaqrḇōḵ) ܥܲܩܪܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁaqrḇāḵ) ܥܲܩܪܒ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁaqrḇawḵōn)
emphatic ܥܲܩܪܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁaqrḇā) 3rd person ܥܲܩܪܒ݂ܹܗ (ˁaqrḇēh) ܥܲܩܪܒ݂ܵܗ̇ (ˁaqrḇāh) ܥܲܩܪܒ݂ܗܘܿܢ (ˁaqrḇhōn)
plural absolute ܥܲܩܪ̈ܒ݂ܝܼܢ (ˁaqrḇīn) 1st person ܥܲܩܪ̈ܒ݂ܝܼ (ˁaqrḇī) ܥܲܩܪ̈ܒ݂ܲܢ (ˁaqrḇan)
construct ܥܲܩܪ̈ܒ݂ܲܝ (ˁaqrḇay) 2nd person ܥܲܩܪ̈ܒ݂ܘܼܟ݂ (ˁaqrḇōḵ) ܥܲܩܪ̈ܒ݂ܵܟ݂ܝ (ˁaqrḇāḵ) ܥܲܩܪ̈ܒ݂ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ˁaqrḇawḵōn)
emphatic ܥܲܩܪ̈ܒ݂ܹܐ (ˁaqrḇē) 3rd person ܥܲܩܪ̈ܒ݂ܘܼܗܝ (ˁaqrḇūh) ܥܲܩܪ̈ܒ݂ܘܼܗ̇ (ˁaqrḇōh) ܥܲܩܪ̈ܒ݂ܲܝܗܘܿܢ (ˁaqrḇayhōn)

Proper noun

ܥܲܩܪܒ݂ܵܐ • (ˁaqrḇāf

  1. (astrology, astronomy) Scorpio (constellation and zodiac sign)

Coordinate terms

Zodiac signs in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܡܲܠܘܵܫܹ̈ܐ (malwāšē) (layout · text)

ܐܸܡܪܵܐ (imrā)

ܬܲܘܪܵܐ (tawrā)

ܬܐܵܡܹ̈ܐ (tˀāmē)

ܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ (sarṭānā)

ܐܲܪܝܵܐ (aryā)

ܒܬ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ (bṯultā)

ܡܲܣܵܐ̈ܬ݂ܵܐ (massāṯā)

ܥܲܩܪܒ݂ܵܐ (ˁaqrḇā)

ܩܲܫܵܬ݂ܵܐ (qaššāṯā)

ܓܲܕ݂ܝܵܐ (gaḏyā)

ܕܲܘܠܵܐ (dawlā)

ܢܘܼܢܹ̈ܐ (nūnē)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʕaḳrab-. Compare Arabic عَقْرَب (ʕaqrab) and Hebrew עַקְרָב (ʿaqrāḇ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʕɛqqarbɑ], [ʕ(ə)qarbɑ] (singular)
  • IPA(key): [ʕɛqqarbe], [ʕ(ə)qarbe] (plural)

Noun

ܥܩܪܒܐ • (‘eqarbāf (plural ܥܩܪܒܐ)

  1. scorpion
  2. war machine

Inflection

Inflection of ܥܩܪܒܐ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
state form person singular plural
m f m f
singular absolute ܥܩܪܒ 1st person ܥܩܪܒܝ ܥܩܪܒܢ
construct ܥܩܪܒ 2nd person ܥܩܪܒܟ ܥܩܪܒܟܝ ܥܩܪܒܟܘܢ ܥܩܪܒܟܝܢ
emphatic ܥܩܪܒܐ 3rd person ܥܩܪܒܗ ܥܩܪܒܗ ܥܩܪܒܗܘܢ ܥܩܪܒܗܝܢ
plural absolute ܥܩܪܒܝܢ 1st person ܥܩܪܒܝ ܥܩܪܒܝܢ
construct ܥܩܪܒܝ 2nd person ܥܩܪܒܝܟ ܥܩܪܒܝܟܝ ܥܩܪܒܝܟܘܢ ܥܩܪܒܝܟܝܢ
emphatic ܥܩܪܒܐ 3rd person ܥܩܪܒܘܗܝ ܥܩܪܒܝܗ ܥܩܪܒܝܗܘܢ ܥܩܪܒܝܗܝܢ

Proper noun

ܥܩܪܒܐ • (‘eqarbāf

  1. (astrology, astronomy) Scorpio (constellation and zodiac sign)

References

  • ˁqrb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 262b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 426a
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, →ISBN, page 1133a